Medical Terminology / Unit 7 MedTerm 0401 short lesson, about 20 seconds
cardi/o: Heart
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The idea
The combining form cardi slash o names the heart.
In practice
Carditis is inflammation of the heart.
Where people slip
Cardi slash o also appears in terms naming the opening between stomach and esophagus.
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